NFL
IND
WAS
30
13
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PIT
CLE
24
27
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TEN
BAL
18
24
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NE
BUF
29
26
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NYJ
CHI
12
23
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JAX
CIN
22
17
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DAL
HOU
34
30
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ARI
NYG
24
36
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LAR
PHI
24
20
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GB
TB
17
14
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MIA
MIN
10
15
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KC
LV
30
27
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LAC
SEA
23
30
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DEN
SF
14
24
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DET
CAR
26
32
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NO
45
24
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David Montgomery or Will Shipley

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
David Montgomery

David Montgomery

RB • Houston Texans HOU
Will Shipley

Will Shipley

RB • Philadelphia Eagles PHI
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Montgomery over Shipley

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Montgomery ... 100%

BOTH ... 0%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 12.39
RUSH ATT RUSH YD RUSH TD REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
11.53 35.06 0.52 1.79 16.75 0.2 12.39
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Outlook David Montgomery

David Montgomery at Tennessee — Lead Back Duties in a Positive Game Script

Montgomery continues to lead Houston's backfield ahead of Woody Marks, though running lanes were congested last week as the duo combined for only 46 yards on 16 carries. Despite the team's winless 0-4 start, Montgomery remains the primary early-down runner and red-zone option.

Entering the matchup as 6.5-point road favorites against Tennessee, game flow should favor Houston establishing the ground attack. Our models project Montgomery for approximately 11-12 carries, 35 rushing yards, and a couple of targets for 10.6 fantasy points, cementing his value as a solid RB2 or flex play who remains active in 78% of lineups.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Shipley over Montgomery

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Shipley ... 0%

BOTH ... 0%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 2.8
RUSH ATT RUSH YD RUSH TD REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
1.7 6.6 0 1.2 7.2 0 2.8
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance David Montgomery
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ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
10242.400190
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
21572.702340
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Will Shipley
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ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
6233.80000
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
6233.801110
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches David Montgomery
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 BUF 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 CIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @IND 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 DAL 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Will Shipley
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 WAS 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 @TEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @CHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 LAR 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START David Montgomery
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
78%
No change since last week.
OWN/START Will Shipley
OWN
 
2%
+0.48 compared to last week
START
 
0%
+0.44 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus David Montgomery
23rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Will Shipley
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown David Montgomery

    Overview

  • Just about every team utilizies the dreaded 'running backs by comittee' policy. Two solid #1 starters are hard to find.
  • Experts rank this player at 23rd among RB's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 20th with 37.40 total points (9.35 avg).
  • Currently 60.7 points behind the leader: Kenneth Walker
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Decline in numbers lately by 4.8 PPG.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 35 in receptions and is currently ranked 34th among RB.
  • Top 50 in targets and is currently ranked 40th among RB.
  • Top 15 in Rec TDs with 1 and is currently ranked 12th among RB.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 25 in rush attempts with 47 (11.75 per game) and is currently ranked 27th among RB.
  • Top 50 in rush yards with 127 (31.75 per game) and is currently ranked 36th among RB.
  • Top 20 in rush tds with 2 (0.50 per game) and is currently ranked 19th among RB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: -118, Rush AVG: -3 Rush TDs: -1, Receptions: +1, Rec Yards: +32 Rec TDs: +1,

    • Season Outlook

  • RUSH ATT: 227, RUSH YDS: 950, RUSH TDS: 7, REC: 30, REC YDS: 215, REC TDS: 0
Breakdown Will Shipley

    Overview

  • Just about every team utilizies the dreaded 'running backs by comittee' policy. Two solid #1 starters are hard to find.
  • Experts don't even rank him among RB's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 67th with 7.50 total points (1.88 avg).
  • Currently 90.6 points behind the leader: Kenneth Walker

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 75 in receptions, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 54th among RB.
  • Top 50 in targets and is currently ranked 48th among RB.
  • Top 100 in Rec TDs with 0, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 98th among RB.
  • Ranked 118th in targets and is currently among RB.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 75 in rush yards with 51 (12.75 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 58th among RB.
  • He is top 100 in rush tds with 0 (0.00 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 97th among RB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: +25, Rush AVG: -5.3 Rush TDs: EVEN, Receptions: +4, Rec Yards: +24 Rec TDs: EVEN,
  • He is not getting enough touches to make a significant impact on the ground
  • You do realize that this guy has no rushing touchdowns right?

    • Season Outlook

  • RUSH ATT: 9, RUSH YDS: 40, RUSH TDS: 0, REC: 11, REC YDS: 83, REC TDS: 0
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury David Montgomery

No Injury Reported

Injury Will Shipley

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups David Montgomery

Week 5
Houston Texans @ Tennessee Titans

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
20.75343.2522803.07
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 25th with 16.00 total points (4.00 avg).
  • Currently 32 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.3 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 24th in rush defense with 491 (122.75 per game).
  • Top 12 in pass defense with 882 (220.50 per game) and is currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • Top 10 in points against with 20.75 per game and currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 21st in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -32, Turnovers: -3 Sacks: +4, INTs: -1, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: -9.25,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 44, INT: 10, TDS: 5, PA/G: 29.9, YDS/G: 366.7
Matchups Will Shipley

Week 5
Philadelphia Eagles @ Jacksonville Jaguars

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
13.25365.75861003.71
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 14th among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 2nd with 39.00 total points (9.75 avg).
  • Currently 9 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He is doing a better than most people thought he would.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.1 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 6 in turnovers with 8 (2.00 per game) and is currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Top 2 in rush defense with 297 (74.25 per game) and is currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Ranked 31st in pass defense with 1166 (291.50 per game).
  • Top 8 in sacks with 10 (2.50 per game) and currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • Top 2 in interceptions with 6 (1.50 per game) and currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Top 2 in points against with 13.25 per game and currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Currently ranked 19th in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +37, Turnovers: -5 Sacks: +3, INTs: -3, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: -4.75,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 27, INT: 13, TDS: 5, PA/G: 21, YDS/G: 322.6
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating David Montgomery
19.53
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Will Shipley
0.48
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career David Montgomery
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2019 CHI 16 242 889 3.7 6 35 25 185 7.4 1
2020 CHI 16 259 1101 4.3 8 69 54 438 8.1 2
2021 CHI 13 225 849 3.8 7 51 42 301 7.2 0
2022 CHI 16 201 801 4.0 5 40 34 316 9.3 1
2023 DET 14 219 1015 4.6 13 24 16 117 7.3 0
2024 DET 14 185 775 4.2 12 38 36 341 9.5 0
2025 DET 16 163 734 4.5 8 32 27 211 7.8 0
2026 HOU 4 47 127 2.7 2 7 7 67 9.6 1
ON PACE 18 212 572 2.7 9 32 32 302 9.6 5
3-YEAR AVG 17 204 912 4.5 12 34 28 238 8.4 0
Totals 115 1587 6502 4.1 63 303 247 2021 8.2 5
Career Will Shipley
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2024 PHI 5 30 82 2.7 0 4 4 35 8.8 0
2025 PHI 11 14 49 3.5 0 12 9 56 6.2 0
2026 PHI 4 15 51 3.4 0 6 4 24 6.0 0
ON PACE 18 68 230 3.4 0 27 18 108 6.0 0
3-YEAR AVG 6 16 69 4.3 0 5 4 30 7.0 0
Totals 22 63 259 4.1 1 23 18 121 6.7 0
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ARI vs DET
ATL vs BAL
BUF @LAR
CAR vs BYE
CHI @GB
CIN @MIA
CLE @NYJ
DAL vs TB
DEN @LAC
HOU @TEN
IND @PIT
JAC vs PHI
KC vs BYE
LV @NE
MIN @NO
NYG @WAS
SEA vs SF
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CAR @MON 7:00 PM EST
CHI vs STL 8:00 PM EST
DET vs OTT 7:00 PM EST
FLA @LA 10:00 PM EST
NJ vs UTA 7:00 PM EST
NSH @TOR 7:00 PM EST
NYI @NYR 7:30 PM EST
SEA vs VGK 9:40 PM EST